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Full Name
Collyn John Harper-Parsonson
Rank Last Held
Second Lieutenant
Forename(s)
Collyn John
Surname
Harper-Parsonson
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
605169
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2
Occupation before Enlistment
Clerk
Next of Kin
Mrs N.J. Harper-Parkinson (wife), 26 College Street, Masterton, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married
Enlistment Address
7 Beetham Street, Masterton, New Zealand
Military District
Masterton
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit
New Zealand Infantry Brigade
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 13
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 96
Campaigns
Italy
Last Unit Served
25Infantry Battalion
Place of Death
Italy
Date of Death
19 December 1944
Age at Death
27
Year of Death
1944
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Cemetery Name
Forli War Cemetery, Italy
Grave Reference
II. B. 10.
Biographical Notes
Collyn Harper-Parsonson was the son of Herbert John and Edith Parsonson of Masterton. He was the husband of Ngaril Parsonson, of Blenheim.
Description of Image
  • Portrait, Weekly News
  • Headstone, Forli Cemetery (photo Gabrielle Fortune 2008)
Sources Used
  • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944)
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org